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Removing rust from mainspring winders


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Someone else on here mentioned Metal Rescue and how it cleaned up some rusted parts that he had.

I was able to get some here in Australia and it does a pretty good job of removing rust but not removing metal. Clean up with wire will afterward if you need to.

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I just did this with my winders. Sat 4 hours or so in Evaporust, wire brushed, rinsed, then dipped in Holdtight 102, which we use a lot in the garage to prevent flash rust.

You don't really need the 102 as long as you lay down a film of grease before too long.

Buffing/polishing would also really help prevent future rust, but not worth the time for me. If you do buff, be careful of the hooks, of course.

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